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(No Model.)

B. MORRISON & J. DYER.

WATER- GLOSET TANK.

N0 538,33Q. I Patented Apr 30, 1895.

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RICHARD MORRISON AND JOHN DYER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TERRITORY.

WATER-CLOSET TAN K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,339, dated April 30, 1895.

Application filed March 6, 1893- closets; and aims to provide ameans for varying the level of the waterin the flushing tank to meet any requirement, and obviate the noise incident to flushing closets in general use.

With these ends in view and such others as appertain to the invention the improvement consists of the novel features hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a tank embodying the invention, part of the same being broken away and the inner cylinder, supply and discharge'pipes, and the tube for controlling the level of the water being shown in section. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the tank. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the tube for controllingthe water level, showing the valve and the valve guard on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a front view on a larger scale of the guide through which the rod carrying the valves operates. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the complete guide and valve operating rod on the line 5-5 of Figs. 1 and 5 on the same scale as Fig. 4.

The tank Z is closed and may be of any approved form and design to meet the require,- inent of the trade. As shown itis semi-cylindrical in cross section and provided with apertured ears or lugs 2 by means of which it is secured to a suitable support. A receptacle or vessel 0 is located within the tank and is connected with the top thereof by means of a cap D which screws into the said top of the tank. This receptacle 0 is tubular and is provided at its lower end with a contracted portion 0 terminating in a valve seat 0 on the inner side. The supply pipe A connects with the cap D; ApipeB located within the tubular receptacle 0 connects at its upper end with the cap D and forms a continuation Serial No. 464,925. (No model.)

or prolongation of the pipe A and is perfo= rated at its lower end, which end is closed by a cap I).

A pipe R adjustable in the upper head of the tank, constitutes a regulator to control and govern thelevel of the water in the tank.

This pipe R works through a stuffing box E ternally threaded, screws on the lower end of the pipe R and has the guard or basket attached. The valve G is a float valve and closes against its seat by the rising of the water in the tank thereby shutting off the in gross of air.

The flush pipe 0 is attached at its upper end to the bottom of the tank by means of the ogee pipe M and a union or coupling, composed of the oppositely flared parts K and L. The part K has a valve seat which is closed by a Valve I. The rod H is operated from the closet in any of the well known ways and has the valves Y and I attached thereto by being confined between pairs of nuts, or in any desired manner. The valve Y closes down on the seat 0 and the valve I up against the seat 10. This rod H extends through a gland N at the lower side of the ofiset in the ogee pipe M and works through a guide S. This guide S is composed of a base X having grooved rollers T, and a cap J. The base and cap have lateral flanges which are apertured to receive fastenings by means of which the said cap and the base are secured together and to a suitable support.

The operation of the device isas follows: When using the closet the valve I is seated and closes the flush pipe. When required the rod H is operated to u nseat valve I and seat valve Y. This operation causes the water .to discharge from the tank through the flush pipe and flush the closet in the ordinary manner. While the water is discharging from the tank the receptacle 0 is receiving a supply from the pipe B. When the rod H is actuated to seat the valve I the valve'Y is unseated and permits the Water to pass from the receptacle 0 tothe tank Z until the level of thewater therein reaches the plane of the lower end of the pipe R and closes the same and shuts off the supply of air. The space above the water line W is an air chamber and as soon as;

Having thus described our inventiomwhat we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

1. The combination with a closed flushing tank, of a chamber arranged withinthe' same and provided with a valve seat at its bottoni, the Water supply pipe extending into said chamber, a discharge pipe extending from the tank and provided also with a valves'eat a valve stem passing through said pipe'into the chamber within the tank, said stem carrying two valves, the lower one being adapted to closeup against the seat and the upper valve to close down upon its seat whereby when the tank is discharged the Water from the supply pi pe' will accumulate in the chamber and thuspreve'nt noise, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a tank of the adjustable air pipe provided with a cage or basket and ball valve, to regulate the height of thewater within the tank, an inner chamber contracted at its lower end and formed with a valve seat, a supply pipe A, and continuation B extending into the chamber, said pipe B being closed at the bottom and provided with a series of perforations the discharge pipe curved in form and provided with a chamber at the top said chamber having a valve seat, a rod or stem 11 extending up- RICHARD MORRISON. JOHN DYER.

Witnesses:

H. BEROS, OWEN A: BAILEY. 

